New Safety Measures For Prescription Codeine And Hydrocodone To Further Restrict Use In Children And Adolescents
Recall Summary Health Canada has implemented new safety restrictions on prescription codeine and hydrocodone medications to limit their use in children and adolescents. The action was taken due to safety concerns with these pain and cough medications in younger patients. The restrictions apply to codeine and hydrocodone products distributed across Canada.
- Reason
- Product safety
- Category
- consumer product recall
- Country
- Canada
- Agency
- HC-PRODUCTS
- Recall date
- 2016-07-28
- Status
- Closed
- Distribution
- Canada-wide
Official recall notice from HC-PRODUCTS
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/ac338a06-4488-458b-b3c5-8cb9055af801